After school, Shen Yue walked up to Shen Miao and said with a smile, "Ms. Yi invited me and Big Sister to her house today, so I won't be going back with you. Fifth sister, you should go back first."
Yi Peilan and Shen Yue were naturally close, so it was common for them to send invitations but ignore Shen Miao. Upon hearing this, Shen Miao did not react much, just responded and left it at that.
The Shen family had been extremely warm towards Shen Miao these past few days, and it was obvious they were planning something. Shen Miao was too lazy to argue with them, as the most pressing matter right now was naturally not these trivial matters.
On the way back, the carriage passed through Dingjing City's most prosperous street. Guyu said, "Ahead is the Osmanthus Shop. Isn't the shortbread there your favorite? I'll go buy some."
“Go ahead.” Shen Miao said with a smile.
After Guyu got off the carriage, Jingzhe lifted the carriage curtain and looked out. When his eyes passed by a place, he exclaimed "Huh". Shen Miao followed her gaze and saw that next to the Osmanthus Pavilion where the carriage was parked was a pawnshop. At this moment, there were many people gathered, and they seemed to be arguing about something.
The pawnshop clerk seemed a little impatient, and his voice was so high that even Shen Miao could hear it clearly: "I said ten taels of silver, you can sell it if you want! It's just a sword, sir, please don't make things difficult for us."
"It seems that I failed to do business with the shopkeeper." Jingzhe said.
Shen Miao also saw that since the pawnshop was doing business, it was natural for them to lower the price. Obviously, this was an unacceptable price for the people who came to pawn the items, but they were unwilling to leave, so they were stuck in this stalemate.
"Nothing to see." Seeing Shen Miao looking away, Jingzhe lowered the carriage curtain again. A moment later, Guyu returned with two large paper bags. Jingzhe opened the curtain to let her in. The moment the curtain was opened, Shen Miao's eyes fell on the outside of the carriage. She saw the man who had just argued with the pawnshop clerk turned and walked out of the crowd, holding a sword in his hand. He seemed a little dejected because he had not been able to complete the deal after all.
After Guyu got on the carriage, she was about to close the carriage curtain, but was stopped by Shen Miao. She carefully stared at the man holding the sword. He was a young man, dressed in ordinary clothes and with an even more ordinary appearance. Seeing their daughter staring at this strange man, Guyu and Jingzhe were both a little puzzled.
Shen Miao frowned, why did this person look so familiar?
The young man shook his head, sighed, looked deeply at the sword in his arms, gritted his teeth, turned around and walked towards the pawnshop again, as if he had finally made up his mind to make the deal that he was not very satisfied with.
“Guyu!” The moment he turned around, Shen Miao suddenly shouted, “Go down and stop him. I want the sword he said he had!”
“Girl…” Jingzhe and Guyu looked at her in surprise, they really didn’t know why Shen Miao acted like this?
"Hurry!" Shen Miao said coldly.
Seeing her serious expression, Guyu didn't dare to ask any more questions. He immediately jumped out of the car and walked towards the young man in plain clothes.
The young man in plain clothes had just taken a step when he heard someone behind him say, "Sir, please stay."
He turned around and saw a woman dressed like a maid. She smiled at him and said, "Sir, are you going to the pawnshop to pawn your sword?"
The young man was startled, but then he said without trying to hide his feelings, "Not bad."
The woman continued, "It just so happens that my daughter wants the sword in your hand. Are you willing to make this deal?"
The young man glanced at her and saw that she didn't look fake, but he still shook his head and said, "My sword isn't particularly beautiful, but it's more practical. If your daughter wants one, I'd better go to the armory and have one made." He was also surprised. Ordinary girls wouldn't be interested in swords, just looking at them for fun. Unfortunately, his sword was too sharp. If he accidentally hurt himself, it would be disastrous.
Gu Yu's expression eased slightly, and he sighed inwardly. The man before him was clearly in urgent need of money, yet he was still thinking about the other person. He seemed to be a man of integrity. She had been a little worried when Shen Miao had inexplicably wanted to buy this man's sword, but now it seemed that at least he wasn't a bad person.
Thinking of this, Guyu's expression softened. She said, "My daughter sincerely wants to make this deal with you. Sir, please allow me to have a word with you."
The other party probably didn't expect Guyu to be so stubborn. He glanced at the pawnshop and nodded helplessly: "Okay."
When they reached a deserted alley nearby, they saw a carriage parked in the alley. Guyu approached the carriage and whispered, "Miss, he's here."
The young man walked to the front of the carriage, hesitated for a moment, and finally clasped his fists and said, "My lady, my sword is indeed not suitable for women. It is too heavy and too sharp, and it is easy to hurt myself. Therefore..."
"What's your name?" Before he could finish his words, a woman's voice rang out from the carriage. The voice seemed young, but it had an indescribable quality, like someone in a high position who had experienced ups and downs. For a moment, it was hard to tell their age.
"My name is Mo Qing." After hesitating for a moment, the young man clasped his fists.
After these words, there was no response for a long while. Just as the young man named Mo Qing and Gu Yu were puzzled, the woman's voice came from inside: "I am not interested in your sword. Breaking iron is meaningless to me."
Hearing this, Mo Qing's face flickered with anger. He said, "Miss, are you kidding me? Although this sword is of ordinary quality, it was forged by a famous swordsmith and has been with me for many years. If Miss called me here just to insult me, I will not accompany you."
After saying this, he turned around and was about to leave, but just as he raised his foot, he heard a sigh coming from the carriage. The sigh was light, but seemed to contain an inexplicable emotion that made people's hearts ache for no reason.
"Mo Qing, you must be short of money." said the person in the carriage.
Mo Qing was stunned. He didn't know why, but when the other person called his name, he suddenly felt a strange feeling. It felt very familiar, yet somewhat inexplicable. But the moment he heard the other person speak, his steps involuntarily stopped, as if he couldn't refuse every word the other person said.
"Your sword is indeed worthless to me, but your swordsmanship is worth hundreds, even thousands of gold."
Mo Qing was stunned and shook his head, saying, "Miss, you are too kind. I am just an ordinary person." But he was surprised in his heart, how did this person know that he was an extraordinary swordsman.
"A penny can make a hero fall, and you have to sell even the sword that has been with you for many years. Such a life is really a waste of your swordsmanship." The curtain of the carriage was suddenly lifted, and a girl in purple walked out.
She has a young and pretty face, but there is a rare nobility and majesty between her eyebrows.
"Mo Qing, are you willing to sell all your martial arts skills to my clan, the Shen family?"
She asked with a smile, but there was a hint of joy in her eyes as if she had met an old friend.
Mo Qing, the commander of the guards in my previous life, I hope... I hope you are doing well.
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